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== Agfa Billy Zero Camera ==
 
  
I have an old Afga Bill Zero camera and I am trying to understand a little histry and if it one of the older units.  I do know this model was made in the 30s.
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=Main Page of Camera-wiki.org=
  
INFORMATION;
 
Has Agfa ANASTIGMAT JGESTAR Lens F5.6/7.5cm
 
  
Has place for shutter release cable (do not have)
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== Suggest Improvements to the Main Page ==
  
Has shutter release delay timer (set and run to get in photo)which is about 13 seconds.
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Is there a camera article you'd like to see featured on the front page? Or was there information about the site you couldn't find? If so, start a topic here. (Click the large "A" button above the edit window to title your post.)
  
Shutter spped selected via dial (not rim) and has T, B, 25,50,100 listed on the dial
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===More about the point of registering?===
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I wonder if we should add half a sentence, making it clear that people only need to register if they want to edit. Maybe  "''You don't need to register to read the articles in Camera-wiki.org, but'' if you would like to add or correct any information on this site, sign up for a user account (this is simple and free), log in, and click any "edit" link".
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What do you think?  --[[User:Dustin McAmera|Dustin McAmera]] 08:43, 3 May 2012 (PDT)
  
Face of shutter speed dial says:
 
PRONTO  D.R.P.  DRGM
 
  
F-Stop is set with small lever on bottom of lens/shutter assembly
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== Sugggestions ==
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Hello !
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The main page is quite sad !
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Could there be a random camera article on the main page ?
  
Focus is set in METERS via manual ring around lens with handle on the ring.
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:I kind of agree that the Main Page isn't very exciting, nor is it very 'useful' in that it's not obvious how to get from there to a particular camera. The Search box is small, and tucked away in the top right corner. I've never found the alphabetical index a great navigational tool either. There ''is'' a 'Random page' link in the side-bar; are you suggesting we have the whole article displayed in a box on the Main Page? I don't know how to do that myself, but I dare say it's possible. Some of them might need to be curtailed, with a 'Click here to read the whole article' link.  
  
Serial Number (?) inside back cover is : A 0169
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:We had a plan, once, to change the featured articles more often; I see that Uwe changed them recently; I have to say I don't like the inclusion of the Camera Template as a featured article, but at least the front page changed. Again, I don't know how to achieve it, but maybe the featured articles could be selected programmatically from the ones that have changed most recently. --[[User:Dustin McAmera|Dustin McAmera]] ([[User talk:Dustin McAmera|talk]]) 07:11, 11 November 2013 (PST)
  
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Under "Navigation", how about, instead of "A-Z Index" and "List of Companies", use "Company Index" and "Camera Index". I also think it would be a good idea to provide a link to the Glossary. [[User:TCav|TCav]] ([[User talk:TCav|talk]]) 04:52, 2 February 2016 (CST)
  
Found in father-in-laws house after his passing last year.  WWII vet in Germany.  Started in France and ended up in Munich via Belgium at the end of the war and then was returned to US summer 1945.
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== Supporting Camera-wiki.org ==
  
Maybe "librated" it along the way but don't know.  Did not ask him while he was alive and he never talked about it in the 30 + years I knew him. It was stuck out in the garage unders some old papers for decades. Just trying to get some information so I might be able to put a "story" together.
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We now have a [http://blog.camera-wiki.org/ Camera-wiki blog], presenting news about the site and our future plans, and highlighting some interesting tidbits about the wiki. But we'd also ask you to consider going to the [http://blog.camera-wiki.org/donate/ donations page] if you like what we're doing here. For security reasons, this is hosted separately from the wiki itself (where anyone can edit a page).
  
Took me a few days to learn to open it and study the markings + the operation.
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== Logo Suggestions ==
  
ANY INFORMATION I CAN OBTAIN WOULD BE WONDERFUL
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The current "pirate forks" logo was a whimsical impulse from one of the site admins. But are you a graphic artist? Would you care to contribute something better? We'd love that. Please leave a note here linking to your idea.
  
HAVE PHOTO I COULD SEND IF DESIRED.
 
  
Mickey
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= Old Business (Pre-2011) =
  
:Mickey, see the article about this model at ''[[Agfa Billy Zero]]''. The unit you have sounds interesting as it has a different lens and shutter from the other Billy Zeros which have been described on the internet. Pictures would be helpful, especially a macro of the front of the lens. Images added to the ''[http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerapedia/ Camerapedia Flickr Pool]'' could be used in articles on this website. "0169" sounds like a really low serial number but I'm not familiar with Agfa's numbering schemes. Is it in full working order? [[User:SuperCCD|SuperCCD]] 05:14, 17 August 2009 (EDT)
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== Extra documentation ==
  
MY NAME IS MOSES AND I BELEAVE I OWN A BABY OSO CAMERA WITH CASE AND TWO LENSE.THE WORD BABY OSO IS ON THE CASE AND IT FITS EVERY INFO CAMERAPEDIA GIVES ABOUT THE CAMERA DICRIPTION OF BABY OSO.I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS A PHOTO OR AD OF BABY OSO TO COMPARE IT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING MY COMMENT.
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I have 2, an early basic model with the "waistfinder" and one with an uncoupled rangefinder.
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I have also got copies of some first hand documentation: A print out of the manuals and a letter from one of the later AGI employees to a person that requested information. The letter dates to the 1970s or so. There isn't much extra info, but if somebody is interested I can scan them in.
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== Mamiya Six w/Zeiss Tessar Lens ==
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Hello,
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My name is Igor, and collecting old photo gear is one of my passions.  I just came across a Mamiya 6 (No. 13927) with a Zeiss Jena  Tessar (441526) mounted in a NKS-TOKYO shutter 1-1/200, B.  All seems to work as intended, however, would like to know if there are other Mamiya 6 cameras with this lens, and how many may have been produced with this lens and shutter combo.  It does not look like an add on.  Any info will be greatly appreciated.
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== Polaroid Highlander-80-A mode l(circa 1957) ==
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Does anybody know what type of film this camera will take.
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It is a treasure and it is in flawless condition, still in it's original leather case.
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I am told by "The Impossible Project" that 600 film would not work.
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Any ideas, please?
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Many thanks,
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William
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== Boltax I ==
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I have an old Japanese  Boltax 1  camera, from 1938. Its  an early model, ser # 495. Very good condition. Any idea of what it is worth.
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Thanks,,
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Artie
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== Oko-Six Camera ==
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I got this a while ago, and never thought much of it. I recently decided to look it up and found no information other than here, where it says there are no other cameras of this model. How much would this be worth? its in excellent condition, and the leather case is in good condition. Hope to have a reply soon, thanks!
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== Is this helpful or not? (Arsen and Baby Oso) ==
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This was up above, cluttering up the page.  At first I thought it was spam, but then it looked like it had some real information in it.  Maybe it was from some conversation that I don't know about?  Anyhow, here's the text below. --[[User:Lbstone|Lbstone]] 13:09, 2 December 2010 (EST)
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HELLO MY NAME IS MOSES;I JUST DOWNLOADED ABOUT A DOZEN PICTURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT I JUST TOOK OF MY ARSEN BABY OSO CAMERA WITH THE ORIGINAL CASE AND LENS, ON (CAMERAPEDIA ON FLICKR)IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER OTHER THAN ONE ADVERTISEMENT THAT EXIST OF THE CAMERA,FILL FREE TO DO SO.I HAVE OWNED THIS CAMERA FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS BUT I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE OUT THER,TILL I DID SOME REASERCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ONLY ONE SO FAR OTHER THAN 2 CASES THAT HAD SOLD ONLINE AT ONE POINT WITH NO CAMERA.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FILL FREE TO ASK ME BEACUSE I AM NO EXPERT ON CAMERAS BUT JUST LEARNING ABOUT THEM.
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==Fine-Tuning Feb 2014==
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I did adjust several parameters to resize the main page slightly so that it fits a standard Monitor with a well readable font-size - a status that I missed for a while since I actually returned to an older Monitor with 1280&times;1024 [[pixel]]s. I expect that all your screens are wider, but take care not to overload pages. The better a page fits into such an old standard Monitor size the better the page design will be appreciated by a lot of our fans. Think of pragmatic people who never buy a larger screen until the old one dies (typical in USA), or poor people. [[User:U. kulick|U. Kulick]] ([[User talk:U. kulick|talk]]) 14:34, 13 February 2014 (PST)

Latest revision as of 08:30, 11 February 2016

Also see: 2005–2008 Archive

  • Welcome to the page where you can discuss what is, or should be, on the front page of this wiki. This page is not a general forum about cameras or photography.
  • To reply to a topic simply click the "[Edit]" button on the top of the screen. In the edit box, scroll down to the topic title, and add your text below any earlier comments.
  • Don't forget to sign your posts on this discussion page. To do this, click the cursive-signature button on top of the editing window, or hit "~" four times in a row.


Main Page of Camera-wiki.org

Suggest Improvements to the Main Page

Is there a camera article you'd like to see featured on the front page? Or was there information about the site you couldn't find? If so, start a topic here. (Click the large "A" button above the edit window to title your post.)

More about the point of registering?

I wonder if we should add half a sentence, making it clear that people only need to register if they want to edit. Maybe "You don't need to register to read the articles in Camera-wiki.org, but if you would like to add or correct any information on this site, sign up for a user account (this is simple and free), log in, and click any "edit" link". What do you think? --Dustin McAmera 08:43, 3 May 2012 (PDT)


Sugggestions

Hello ! The main page is quite sad ! Could there be a random camera article on the main page ?

I kind of agree that the Main Page isn't very exciting, nor is it very 'useful' in that it's not obvious how to get from there to a particular camera. The Search box is small, and tucked away in the top right corner. I've never found the alphabetical index a great navigational tool either. There is a 'Random page' link in the side-bar; are you suggesting we have the whole article displayed in a box on the Main Page? I don't know how to do that myself, but I dare say it's possible. Some of them might need to be curtailed, with a 'Click here to read the whole article' link.
We had a plan, once, to change the featured articles more often; I see that Uwe changed them recently; I have to say I don't like the inclusion of the Camera Template as a featured article, but at least the front page changed. Again, I don't know how to achieve it, but maybe the featured articles could be selected programmatically from the ones that have changed most recently. --Dustin McAmera (talk) 07:11, 11 November 2013 (PST)

Under "Navigation", how about, instead of "A-Z Index" and "List of Companies", use "Company Index" and "Camera Index". I also think it would be a good idea to provide a link to the Glossary. TCav (talk) 04:52, 2 February 2016 (CST)

Supporting Camera-wiki.org

We now have a Camera-wiki blog, presenting news about the site and our future plans, and highlighting some interesting tidbits about the wiki. But we'd also ask you to consider going to the donations page if you like what we're doing here. For security reasons, this is hosted separately from the wiki itself (where anyone can edit a page).

Logo Suggestions

The current "pirate forks" logo was a whimsical impulse from one of the site admins. But are you a graphic artist? Would you care to contribute something better? We'd love that. Please leave a note here linking to your idea.


Old Business (Pre-2011)

Extra documentation

I have 2, an early basic model with the "waistfinder" and one with an uncoupled rangefinder. I have also got copies of some first hand documentation: A print out of the manuals and a letter from one of the later AGI employees to a person that requested information. The letter dates to the 1970s or so. There isn't much extra info, but if somebody is interested I can scan them in.

Mamiya Six w/Zeiss Tessar Lens

Hello, My name is Igor, and collecting old photo gear is one of my passions. I just came across a Mamiya 6 (No. 13927) with a Zeiss Jena Tessar (441526) mounted in a NKS-TOKYO shutter 1-1/200, B. All seems to work as intended, however, would like to know if there are other Mamiya 6 cameras with this lens, and how many may have been produced with this lens and shutter combo. It does not look like an add on. Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Polaroid Highlander-80-A mode l(circa 1957)

Does anybody know what type of film this camera will take. It is a treasure and it is in flawless condition, still in it's original leather case. I am told by "The Impossible Project" that 600 film would not work. Any ideas, please?

Many thanks,

William

Boltax I

I have an old Japanese Boltax 1 camera, from 1938. Its an early model, ser # 495. Very good condition. Any idea of what it is worth. Thanks,, Artie

Oko-Six Camera

I got this a while ago, and never thought much of it. I recently decided to look it up and found no information other than here, where it says there are no other cameras of this model. How much would this be worth? its in excellent condition, and the leather case is in good condition. Hope to have a reply soon, thanks!

Is this helpful or not? (Arsen and Baby Oso)

This was up above, cluttering up the page. At first I thought it was spam, but then it looked like it had some real information in it. Maybe it was from some conversation that I don't know about? Anyhow, here's the text below. --Lbstone 13:09, 2 December 2010 (EST)

HELLO MY NAME IS MOSES;I JUST DOWNLOADED ABOUT A DOZEN PICTURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT I JUST TOOK OF MY ARSEN BABY OSO CAMERA WITH THE ORIGINAL CASE AND LENS, ON (CAMERAPEDIA ON FLICKR)IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER OTHER THAN ONE ADVERTISEMENT THAT EXIST OF THE CAMERA,FILL FREE TO DO SO.I HAVE OWNED THIS CAMERA FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS BUT I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE OUT THER,TILL I DID SOME REASERCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ONLY ONE SO FAR OTHER THAN 2 CASES THAT HAD SOLD ONLINE AT ONE POINT WITH NO CAMERA.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FILL FREE TO ASK ME BEACUSE I AM NO EXPERT ON CAMERAS BUT JUST LEARNING ABOUT THEM.

Fine-Tuning Feb 2014

I did adjust several parameters to resize the main page slightly so that it fits a standard Monitor with a well readable font-size - a status that I missed for a while since I actually returned to an older Monitor with 1280×1024 pixels. I expect that all your screens are wider, but take care not to overload pages. The better a page fits into such an old standard Monitor size the better the page design will be appreciated by a lot of our fans. Think of pragmatic people who never buy a larger screen until the old one dies (typical in USA), or poor people. U. Kulick (talk) 14:34, 13 February 2014 (PST)